By Danilo Herger ’20

    For the last 11 years, CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” was an intricate part of most households’ TV watching experience, with as many as 23 million people tuning in each episode last season. Recently, reports have confirmed the cancellation of the beloved program.  

    Mateo Guittap ‘20  talked about how the show changed his perspective on science. “The Big Bang Theory has made me see how fun science can be.”

    Speculation for the canceling was aimed towards one of the main co-stars, Jim Parsons who plays the lovable character known as Sheldon Cooper. Parsons was said to have declined a $50 million contract extension if he agreed to stay on for another two seasons. As conspiracies grow on why Parsons decided not to take part in the sitcom anymore, fellow co-star Kaley Cuoco, who plays Penny, shut down the theory that it was Jim Parsons fault.

    Cuoco posted on her Instagram days before shooting the last season, “Please stop accusing Jim for the show’s ending. He is NOT responsible for the executives’ decision. While details on how events actually went down are vague, as I understand it, Jim merely decided that he wanted to stop playing Sheldon after his upcoming season (12).”

    Other co-stars have also backed Parsons in similar ways Cuoco did. The first episode of the final season aired on Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS at 5 p.m.  

    Anatomy teacher Thomas Harlan said the  “The Big Bang Theory” changed how people viewed scientists. “Not all physicists stay in their lab all day, they are humans too.”